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Probably ... in a sense.
Current theory is that a planet was already mostly formed when a large planetoid collided and gave it a great glancing whack. This caused the Earth to spin as well as to shot out debris which coagulated to form the moon.
(The day did used to be 8 hours long.)
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∙ 12y agoThey are technically the same age as there is strong geophysical evidence that they were once part of the same body or rather that's part of the story.
It is estimated that the moon separated from the earth in a collision involving a 3rd body during the planets formation roughly the size of mars around 4.4 billion years ago.
So parts of the moon are from another body that formed near by.
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∙ 11y agoThe earth formed when a couple of asteroids and meteors colided in the middle of nowhere and formed earth. One of the parts of one of these asteroids was weaker and was knocked so that is was now the moon of this so-called planet. This means that this happened at the same time, so they are the same age, I think.
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∙ 10y agoIf the theory of impact formation is correct, the Earth is up to 100 to 200 million years older than the Moon, which was gouged out of the planet early in its formation by an impact with another planetary body. The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old (the same age as the other planets) and the Moon about 4.4 to 4.5 billion years old.
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∙ 13y agoSee related questions.
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∙ 12y agoThe earth is roughly 28 years old. Our moon is something about 48,000 years old.
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How old would a person that is twelve years old be on the earth's moon?
12 years old.
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to what?
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to the sun.
What is the age of the moon and earth?
The Earth is 4.567 billion years old. The moon is thought to be a little younger at 4 billion years, since it is believed to be a spin off of the Earth's formation.
How do scientists know how old the moon is?
The nMoon was once a part of the Earth, so it is the same age as the earth.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
What is the current age of the earth?
The earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old. We know this to be the case because we have dated rocks from the moon that old, and earth must be at least as old as our moon.
Is the moon about one-fourth as old as the earth?
No, it's believed to be almost as old as Earth.
What is the same age as the moon?
The Moon, we believe, is not quite as old as the Earth itself.
What is the moon about the same age as?
The Moon, we believe, is not quite as old as the Earth itself.
How old would a person that is twelve years old be on the earth's moon?
12 years old.
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to what?
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to the sun.
What is the age of the moon and earth?
The Earth is 4.567 billion years old. The moon is thought to be a little younger at 4 billion years, since it is believed to be a spin off of the Earth's formation.
How old is the lunar eclipse?
The Moon has been ducking into Earth's shadow about twice a year since the Moon was formed, probably about 4 billion years ago.
How do scientists know how old the moon is?
The nMoon was once a part of the Earth, so it is the same age as the earth.
How many orbits will the moon have made of the earth?
The age of the Moon is approximately 4.5 billion years old. So that's 1.64358989 × 1012 days. The Moon takes 27.321582 days to orbit the Earth. So the Moon has orbited the Earth about 60 billion times (60,157,200,634)
How old is the moon and how was it formed?
The moon is 4.6 billion years old and it was formed by a meteorite colliding with Earth. Over time the remaining chunks of rock got pulled together to form the moon
What is bigger the moon or the earth?
Earth, by far.
